but for recreational use. yes, we're talking simply to get high. here's reaction from the legalization camp in colorado after the ballot initiative passed this week. >> i am feeling amazing. this is the best day i've seen in my life. >> obviously it's always nice to be right. so -- but, you know, we're really happy. most importantly, it's just wonderful that we're not going to see another 10,000 coloradans arrested and made criminals in the coming years. >> so let's bring in cnn legal contributor paul callen. a lot of folks talking about this one. this is a mess for the justice department because marijuana is still illegal, right, under federal law? >> oh, it most definitely is and i think most people would be shocked to know that the obama administration has been especially tough on legalized marijuana throughout the united states. under federal law, it's a schedule one narcotic, on the same level as heroin. and for growing it, it's a felony. you can go to prison for many, many years. there are many tough fed